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Rittenhouse, who has claimed self-defense, has said he went to the Kenosha demonstrations to protect private property. He is out on bail, awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/opinion\/editorial-leave-firearms-out-of-protests-public-spaces\/\">Click here to read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve seen throughout last year\u2019s unrest and up to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, public demonstrations \u2014 where passions and personal convictions were already running hot \u2014 became an even more volatile and too often deadly mix when firearms and other weapons were brandished. Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Illinois resident, crossed state lines, armed with an AR-15-style rifle, and is alleged to have killed two protesters on Aug. 25 in Kenosha, Wis., following the police shooting of a black man two days earlier. 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